Macaulay, David

An extended picture book about the history and construction of the steamship SS United States, its designer William Francis Gibbs, and author/illustrator David Macaulay's personal story of immigration to America on board the SS United States.

Visual clues provide answers to the mysterious interrelationship of a series of brief stories.

Introduces young readers to the nature and structure of the eye and the process through which the eye and the brain work together to create vision.

Provides an introduction to a medieval castle, showing how people lived inside and how castles defenses worked to protect them from their enemies.

Provides an introduction to toilets, discussing how they work.

Provides an introduction to jet planes, discussing how a plane works and what makes it fly.

Text and detailed drawings follow the planning and construction of a "typical" castle and adjoining town in thirteenth-century Wales.

Four brief "stories" about parents, trains, and cows, or is it really all one story? The author recommends careful inspection of words and pictures to both minimize and enhance confusion.